allonlinenovel Chapter 159: The sudden change in the court, Mo Ye's plan
Chapter 159: The sudden change in the court, Mo Ye's plan
Hearing the word "treason", Mu Jinqi was shocked and subconsciously hugged the child in her arms tightly, with a trace of fear and anxiety in her eyes. She asked in a trembling voice: "Where... where are we going? Where is His Majesty? Where is he?"
Wei Gao quickly comforted him, "Your Majesty must be planning to flee to Youzhou with Jia Taichang. I will take Concubine Mu to Yangzhou to find her family. It is relatively safer there."
Mu Jinqi felt relieved after hearing Wei Gao's words. She nodded and said, "Okay! Let's set off now!"
She hugged the child tightly, with a gleam of determination in her eyes.
Anian has packed the children's belongings. Apart from these necessary things, they did not bring too much luggage. Now they just want to leave this dangerous place as soon as possible.
The two of them hurriedly left Guanju Palace and walked quickly towards Donghua Gate.
Outside Donghua Gate, there was a black carriage parked on the south side, with several black horses beside it, looking low-key and mysterious. Next to the carriage, a man in green clothes stood quietly.
Not far to the north of Donghuamen, there was a row of luxurious carriages with exquisite patterns carved on the bodies. Next to the convoy, nearly a hundred guards were waiting anxiously. They looked nervous, probably waiting for the emperor.
Wei Gao, Mu Jinqi and Anian were the first to walk out of Donghua Gate.
"Eunuch Wei?" The leader of the Imperial Guards saw Wei Gao and showed a puzzled expression on his face. After a moment's hesitation, he asked, "Where is His Majesty? Why can't I see His Majesty?"
"In the back! Just wait patiently!" Wei Gao didn't look up as he protected Mu Jinqi as they walked towards the black carriage.
The Imperial Guards knew Wei Gao but had never seen Mu Jinqi. Although they were puzzled by Wei Gao's behavior, they did not dare to ask easily. After all, they were not sure whether this was the emperor's arrangement.
Just as Mu Jinqi was about to get on the carriage, Jia Yi, the emperor and the empress hurriedly escaped from Donghua Gate. As soon as they went out, they saw the black carriage, and Wei Gao and Mu Jinqi standing next to it.
"Wei Gao?" Jia Yi called out cautiously and tentatively. Wei Gao turned around with an extremely cold expression on his face. He did not respond, but gently helped Mu Jinqi into the carriage.
"Where are you going?" Although the emperor was weak, he was still mentally clear. He keenly realized that Wei Gao and Mu Jinqi did not intend to escape with him.
However, Wei Gao remained silent. At this time, the man in green had already sat in the front of the carriage, and the four men in black also quickly mounted their horses.
"Stop them!!" the emperor shouted in a hoarse voice.
Although the Imperial Guards did not understand what was happening, they had to carry out the emperor's orders. In a blink of an eye, more than a dozen Imperial Guards ran quickly towards the black carriage where Mu Jinqi was.
But when there was still ten meters away from the carriage, Anian, who was still outside the carriage, flashed his hand and several steel needles shot out like cold light. The three guards' brows turned red and they fell down instantly.
The four men in black who were already on their horses also jumped up and drew their swords, blocking the guards and looking at them expressionlessly.
Although the other side had a small number of people, the overwhelming sense of oppression made them stop immediately.
"Your Majesty!" Wei Gao said coldly, "I have followed you for thirty years, from brother to servant. You have repaid my Wei family's kindness, and now I owe you nothing. Farewell!"
When the emperor heard Wei Gao say this, he was shocked. He did not expect Wei Gao to be so resolute. He widened his eyes and looked at Wei Gao in disbelief. For a moment he did not know how to respond.
At this moment, the shouting and screaming in the palace became more and more harsh, and the emperor's heart sank suddenly. He realized that the situation was out of control and he was powerless. He felt a deep despair and powerlessness, as if the whole world was moving away from him.
Jia Yi quickly advised, "Your Majesty! We can't delay any longer! We have to pass through Jizhou to get to Youzhou. It will be troublesome if the Qin family stops us in Jizhou before us!"
"Let's go!" The emperor looked at Mu Jinqi who was looking back from the black carriage, and without caring too much, he quickly got on the convoy heading north with the queen.
Mu Jinqi glanced at the back of her "husband" with whom she had only been together for more than a year, and felt extremely disappointed.
After Wei Gao and An Nian boarded the carriage, the driver whipped the carriage, and the carriage started slowly and left the capital.
Along the way, the carriage did not encounter any obstacles, as if everything had been arranged in advance.
Mu Jinqi sat in the carriage, her heart full of doubts and uneasiness. She didn't know why Wei Gao saved her without telling the emperor. Finally, she couldn't help but whispered, "Eunuch Wei, why did you save me?"
Wei Gao looked at Mu Jinqi and said calmly, "I was entrusted by someone. When you arrive in Yangzhou, Concubine Mu will know."
After saying this, he stopped talking, closed his eyes and began to rest.
Mu Jinqi looked at Wei Gao. She knew that she could only trust him now and wait for arriving in Yangzhou, where the answer would naturally be revealed.
The first day of November, the sixth year of Yongjia, was a special day.
In the Kingdom of Yuelan, the King Yin Chengye abdicated the throne to the King of Qingyuan Yin Ruoshui. The new King Yin Ruoshui appointed Yin Chengye as the King of Shun, and his fief was Yizhu City, the northernmost city of Yuelan.
In the Great Xia Kingdom, the Qin Party headed by Qin Huiqi rebelled. Guanglu Xun Cheng Lin was killed by his deputy. Emperor Gao Huanyang and the empress fled to Youzhou.
At the same time, Qin Huiqi and others supported Qi Wang Gao Shaoren to ascend the throne, and named Gao Huanyang as the emperor. They announced to the outside world that Gao Huanyang had made Gao Shaoren the crown prince. The empress and the father-in-law of the emperor, Jia Yi, were dissatisfied, so they kidnapped Gao Huanyang and fled to Youzhou.
Mu Jinqi, along with Prince Gao Shaokang, arrived safely at the Mu Mansion in Yangzhou under the escort of Wei Gao and others.
Xia Qin didn't have much interest in these politics. At this moment, she and Mo Ye were leading people lurking near the Jingzhou military base, acting according to their own plan.
It was still early, and she and Mo Ye sat leisurely on the trunk of a huge sycamore tree waiting.
As if she suddenly remembered something, Xia Qin asked in a low voice: "Mo Ye, saving Jin Qi is the right thing to do, but why should we save the emperor? Although the Qin family has done all the evil things over the years, the emperor is the instigator."
"Save him?" Mo Ye shook his head. "I just hope Youzhou can relieve the pressure on us. His life is not important. What's important is us."
"Is that so?" Xia Qin thought with her little brain and said, "There is only Jizhou between Youzhou and the capital, and Jizhou has to face the Xiongnu's covetous eyes. In this case, the Qin family will have to send at least more than 100,000 troops to deal with it. The northern border troops and the state troops in Jizhou are both tied down, right?"
"My Xia Xia is so smart!" Mo Ye slowly hugged Xia Qin, "If Tong can defeat the Japanese bandits in Jiaozhou as soon as possible, the imperial court will have fewer troops to send to encircle and suppress us."
"Indeed," Xia Qin leaned on Mo Ye's shoulder, "Where is that Eunuch Wei? Is he one of yours, too?"
"Wei Gao? He is not my man," Mo Ye said with a complicated expression, "In fact, he should be considered a member of the Qin family over the years."
"People from the Qin family?" Xia Qin was puzzled. "Why would someone from the Qin family help you?"
"Speaking of Wei Gao, he is actually a pitiful man..."
Xia Qin curled her lips and thought to herself, as a eunuch, of course he is pitiful as a man.
Mo Ye said with some emotion: "Wei Gao was originally just a lieutenant in the army. He met Gao Huanyang, who was still a prince at the time, by chance. The two became friends, and the Wei family also changed from a small family to a prominent family in Yuzhou.
Later, after Gao Huanyang ascended the throne with the help of the Qin, Cheng, and Dongfang families, for unknown reasons, Wei Gao, who was nearly 30 years old at the time, chose to enter the palace as a eunuch and continue to accompany Gao Huanyang. "
"Ah? This Wei Gao..." Xia Qin stuck out her tongue, "Maybe he knows the emperor's character and wants to protect himself and the Wei family? He became a eunuch in his forties, so he should have children, right?"
Mo Ye hummed and said, "That's right, that's why he helped me in the end."
"You held his children hostage? Then..." Xia Qin regretted what she had just said. She knew that with Mo Ye's personality, he would naturally not act like this.
Sure enough, Mo Ye gently pinched Xia Qin's shoulder and said with some dissatisfaction: "Xia Xia, you have known me for so long, would I use this method to act?"